Crawford County IL Archives Biographies.....Walker, William 1835 - 
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Author: William Henry Perrin (1883)

  W. W. McCOY, farmer, P. O. Flat Rock This gentleman was born December 5, 1835,
in Greene County, Ohio, grandson of Alexander McCoy, born in Ireland, but of
Scotch descent; he was married in Virginia to Sarah Frazier; she was the mother
of James McCoy, born 1776, a farmer by occupation; he married Elizabeth
McMillan, born 1795, in South Carolina, daughter of William and Jane (Walker)
McMillan, and the mother of Mary A., Eliza J. and our subject. Mrs. McCoy died
March 4, 1866. Mr. McCoy's first wife was Nancy Nelson; she was the mother of
John A. James McCoy died April 2, 1863; his first wife died 1825. William Walker
was educated in Greene County, Ohio; he was married in Dayton, same State,
December 27, 1877, to Frances J. Houghtelin; born October 19, 1847; she is a
daughter of William and Jane (Fuller) Houghtelin: her father came from
Pennsylvania and her mother from New York. Mr. McCoy has a farm of 160 acres of
fine land, to the cultivation of which he gives considerable attention. He and
his estimable wife are members of the Presbyterian Church. He has been
identified with the Republican party, and in August 22, 1862, he obeyed the call
of his country and enlisted in the Forty-fourth Ohio Infantry Volunteers,
Company D. He participated in many battles and served till close of war.

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HISTORY OF CRAWFORD AND CLARK COUNTIES, ILLINOIS.
EDITED BY WILLIAM HENRY PERRIN.

ILLUSTRATED

CHICAGO: O. L. BASKIN & CO., HISTORICAL PUBLISHERS,
LAKESIDE BUILDING.
1883.


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